Category Archives: 757 Football

New Kecoughtan Head Coach Jeff Super (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Suffolk local Jeff Super will head to the Peninsula District by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Kecoughtan has decided to go with “young blood” in the hiring of Jeff Super. The 29-year-old played his college ball at UVA-Wise and has spent most of the last eight years as…

Breakfast of Champions Alumni leaders (Photo: Antowyne Shaw/recruit757) 2019’s Championship football teams were honored on Saturday by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The 757 had a good year on the gridiron. On Saturday, the past met the present as many athletic alumni from Lake Taylor, Maury and Oscar Smith high schools got together to honor this year’s…

Oscar Smith LB Maurice Freeman (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Maurice Freeman now has his third scholarship offer by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Coming off of a successful junior campaign where his team returned to the Class 6 state championship game and he tallied a personal best 51 tackles, three sacks, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and…

Romon Copeland of Oscar Smith and Haris Khan of South County (Photos: Joe Barnes/ recruit757) Romon Copeland and Haris Khan head up the Class 6 All-State teams by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We all know how the VHSL Class 6 state championship played out. South County won their first state title in a 14-13 nail biter…

Cornerbacks coach Ryan Smith (Photo courtesy of Virginia Tech athletics) Ryan Smith moves from Harrisonburg to Blacksburg by Andy Hilton, recruit757 In what could be good news for in-state recruiting and good news for in-state recruits, James Madison safeties coach and pro scout liaison Ryan Smith has accepted the position of cornerbacks coach at Virginia…

Norfolk State (Photo: Lance Hinton/recruit757) Norfolk State is at home for five games by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Norfolk State athletic department unveiled their 2020 football schedule on Monday, and that schedule features five home games and four more games in Maryland or North Carolina. Spartans fans won’t have far to go to see nine…

Former Norview Head Coach Dealton Cotton (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Norview to start a new head coach search as athletic director and coach Dealton Cotton will move on by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The Norview Pilots will start a coaching search again. After his departure as an assistant coach at Old Dominion, Dealton Cotton has been a…

Gloucester QB Isaiah Lester (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Class of 2020 QB Isaiah Lester commits to Frostburg State University by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Year three behind the helm for Gloucester head coach John Scalf was the most productive season he’s had in terms of wins while at Gloucester High School. The Dukes were able to win…

Phoebus DB Corey Wilson (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Phoebus DB Corey Wilson secures ODU offer, gears up for official visits by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 The Phantoms were cutthroat on the defensive side of the ball this past season. Phoebus allowed only seven points per contest last year possessing one of the better defensive programs in all…

Warwick WR Messiah Russell (Photo: Brian Knight/recruit757) Warwick DB Messiah Russell snags first offer from Liberty University by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 The Raiders were able to advance to postseason play for the second-consecutive year and all hands were on deck for the maturation process that occurred from 2018 to 2019. The success Warwick was able…